This is the first in a series of videos detailing rising NFL star Jay Cutler’s ongoing journey with diabetes — from the moment he discovered he had type 1 diabetes to his work with children who have also been diagnosed with the disease. Watch the first in the series here after the jump, or check out the rest at Jay Cutler’s website. The series has also launched on the website of the Chicago Bears and Eli Lilly’s Touchdowns for Diabetes.

HOUNDDOG, written and directed by Deborah Kampmeier, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Dakota Fanning, Robin Wright Penn, David Morse and Piper Laurie. A spirited young girl in 1950s rural Alabama struggles to rise above the repression that surrounds her. She finds comfort and safety, as well as a place to put her hurt and rage, in the music of Elvis Presley, but it will be her own voice that gives her the strength and courage to walk away from her past and into her future.

Cinematography by Ed Lachman

Written and directed by Deborah Kampmeier, VIRGIN was nominated for two 2004 Independent Spirit Awards. In addition, Kampmeier won Best Screenwriter at the 2003 Hamptons International Film Festival. “Virgin” also garnered Best Feature Film at the 2003 Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto, won Best Independent Spirit at the Santa Fe Film Festival and Best Actress at the Sedona Film Festival. The film stars Elisabeth Moss and Robin Wright Penn.

A defiant teen, Jessie struggles to discover her own spirituality despite the strict Baptist teachings of her mother and father. After spending a drug-and-alcohol-filled night with a teenage boy, Jessie has no memory of having sex with him. When she finds herself pregnant, she’s convinced she’s carrying Christ’s child, upsetting her parents and her devout community.